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RACE # 10 SETS MATH EM ATI CS
[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]

1. If A and B are two given sets, then A (A B)C is equal to

(A) A (B) B (C) (D) A BC

2. Let A [x : x R, x 1]; B [x : x R, x 1 1] and A B R D, then the set D is

(A) [x :1 x 2] (B) [x :1 x 2] (C) [x :1 x 2] (D) None of these

3. If X {4 n 3n 1: n N} and Y {9(n 1) : n N}, then X Y is equal to

(A) X (B) Y (C) N (D) None of these

4. Let n(U) 700,n(A) 200,n(B) 300 and n(A B) 100, then n(A C BC )
(A) 400 (B) 600 (C) 300 (D) 200
5. In a town of 10,000 families, it was found that 40% family buy newspaper A, 20% buy newspaper B and 10%
families buy newspaper C, 5% families buy A and B, 3% buy B and C and 4% buy A and C. If 2% families buy
all the three newspapers, then number of families which buy A only is
(A) 3100 (B) 3300 (C) 2900 (D) 1400
6. If A {a,b},B {c,d},C {d,e}, then {(a,c),(a,d),(a,e),(b,c),(b,d),(b,e)} is equal to
(A) A (B C) (B) A (B C) (C) A × (B C) (D) A × (B C)
7. If P, Q and R are subsets of a set A, then R × (P c
Q) =
c c

(A) (R × P) (R × Q) (B) (R Q) (R P) (C) (R P) (R Q) (D) None of these

8. Out of 800 boys in a school, 224 played cricket, 240 played hockey and 336 played basketball. Of the total, 64
played both basketball and hockey; 80 played cricket and basketball and 40 played cricket and hockey; 24
played all the three games. The number of boys who did not play any game is
(A) 128 (B) 216 (C) 240 (D) 160
9. If A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {3, 8}, then (A B) × (A B) is
(A) {(3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 8)} (B) {(1, 3), (2, 3), (3, 3), (8, 3)}
(C) {(1, 2), (2, 2), (3, 3), (8, 8)} (D) {(8, 3), (8, 2), (8, 1), (8, 8)}
10. If n( A) 3 and n(B) 6 and A B. Then the number of elements in A B is equal to
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) None of these
11. In a certain town 25% families own a phone and 15% own a car, 65% families own neither a phone nor a car.
2000 families own both a car and a phone. Consider the following statements in this regard:
1. 10% families own both a car and a phone
2. 35% families own either a car or a phone
3. 40,000 families live in the town
Which of the above statements are correct
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 3 (C) 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3

12. If X {8n 7n 1: n N} and Y {49(n 1) : n N}, then

(A) X Y (B) Y X (C) X = Y (D) None of these

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13. If Na {an : n N}, then N3 N4

(A) N7 (B) N12 (C) N3 (D) N4
14. If A = [x : x is a multiple of 3] and B = [x : x is a multiple of 5], then A – B is ( A means complement of A)
(A) A B (B) A B (C) A B (D) A B
15. The shaded region in the given figure is

(A) A (B C) (B) A (B C) (C) A (B – C) (D) A – (B C)

16. Let A and B be two sets then (A B)' (A' B) is equal to
(A) A' (B) A (C) B (D) B'
17. In a class of 100 students, 55 students have passed in Mathematics and 67 students have passed in Physics.
Then the number of students who have passed in Physics only is (each student is pass in atleast one subject).
(A) 45 (B) 50 (C) 40 (D) NOT
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]

18. Write the following sets in roster form :

(i) A = { x : x is an integer and –3 x < 7}
(ii) B = {x : x is a natural number less than 6}
(iii) C = {x :x is a two digit natural number such that the sum of its digits is 8}
(iv) D = {x : x is a prime number which is divisor of 60}
(v) E = The set of all letters in the word TRIGONOMETRY
(vi) F = The set of all letters in the word BETTER
19. Write the following sets in the set builder form :
(i) {3,6,9,12} (ii) {2,4,8,16,32} (iii) {5 , 25, 125, 625} (iv) {2,4,6,...}
(v) {1,4,9,16.... 100}
20. If X={a,b,c,d} and Y = {f,b,d,g}, find
(i) X – Y (ii) Y – X (iii) X Y

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ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION - I
1. Show that the sequence log a, log(ab), log(ab2), log (ab3),....... is an A.P. Find its nth term.
2. Which term of the sequence 4, 9, 14, 19,.............. is 124 ?

1 1 3
3. Which term of the sequence 20, 19 , 18 , 17 ,........ is the first negative term ?
4 2 4

4. If m times the mth term of an A.P. is equal to n times its nth term, show that the (m + n)th term of the A.P. is zero.
5. If the pth term of an A.P. is q and the qth term is p, prove that its nth term is (p + q – n).

1 1 1 n 1
If a1, a2, a3,....., an be an A.P. of non-zero terms, prove that a a .....
6.
1 2 a2 a3 a n 1a n a1 a n .

7. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is –3, and their product is 8. Find the numbers.
8. Divide 32 into four parts which are in A.P. such that the product of extremes is to the product of means is 7 : 15.
9. Find the sum of the series : 5 + 13 + 21 + .......... + 181.
10. Find the sum of all three digit natural numbers, which are divisible by 7.
11. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P., in which 3rd term is 7 and 7th term is two more than thrice of its 3rd term.

S3n Sn 1
12. If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of A.P. and 31 , then n is equal to
S2n S2n 1

1 2
13. Find the number of terms in the series 20, 19 , 18 ,.... of which the sum is 300, explain the double answer..
3 3

a b c
14. The sum of the first p, q, r terms of an A.P. are a, b, c respectively. Show that (q r) (r p) (p q) 0.
p q r

15. The ratio of the sum of n terms of two A.P.'s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27). Find the ratio of their mth terms.
16. If a, b, c are in A.P., prove that the following are also in A.P.

1 1 1 1 1 1
(i) b + c, c + a, a + b (ii) a ,b ,c
b c c a a b

1 1 1
17. If a2, b2, c2 are in A.P., then prove that . . is also in A.P..
b c' c a' a b
18. If log102, log10(2x – 1) and log10(2x + 3) are in A.P., then find the value of x.
19. If Sn denotes the sum of n terms of A.P., then find Sn + 3 – 3Sn + 2 + 3Sn + 1 – Sn is equal to
20. The digits of a positive integer, having three digits, are in A.P. and their sum is 15. The number obtained by
reversing the digits is 594 less than the original number. Find the number. R
21. The least value of ‘a’ for which 51+x + 51–x, a/2, 25x + 25–x are three consecutive terms of an AP is
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 12 (D) None of these
22. If p,q, r in A.P. and are positive, the roots of the quadratic equation px + qx + r = 0 are all real for
2

r p
(A) p 7 4 3 (B) r 7 < 4 3 (C) all p and r (D) No. p and r

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23. Sum of first hundred numbers common to the two A.P.’s 12, 15, 18,… and 17, 21, 25 …, is
(A) 56100 (B) 65100 (C) 61500 (D) none of these
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION - II

Sa Sb
1. If Sr denotes the sum of r terms of an AP and c then Sc is
a2 b2
(A) c3 (B) c/ab (C) abc (D) a + b + c

a1 a 2n a 2 a 2n 1 a 3 a 2n 2 an a n 1
2. If ar > 0, r N and a1, a2, a3 …, a2n are in AP then .... + is
a1 a2 a2 a3 a3 a4 an an 1

equal to

n(a1 a 2n ) n 1
(A) n – 1 (B) a1 an 1 (C) a1 an (D) none of these
1

a 2n 1 a1 a a a an
3. If a1, a2, a3, …a2n are in AP then + 2n 2 +….+ n 2
is equal to
+1
a 2n 1 a1 a 2n a 2 an 2 an

n(n 1) a 2 a1 n(n 1) a 2 a1
(A) . (B) . (C) (n + 1)(a2 – a1) (D) none of these
2 an 1 2 an

a1 a 2 .... a p p2 a6
4. Let a1, a2, a3, ...... be terms of an A.P. If = ,p q, then equals
a1 a 2 ..... a q q2 a 21

(A) 41/11 (B) 7/2 (C) 2/7 (D) 11/41

5. Let {an} (n 1) be a sequence such that a1 = 1, and 3an+1 - 3an = 1 for all n 1. Then a2002 is equal to
(A) 666 (B) 667 (C) 668 (D) 669
6. If 4 term of an AP is 64 and its 54 term is – 61, then its common difference is
th th

(A) 5/2 (B) – 5/2 (C) 3/50 (D) – 3/50

7. The 19th term from the end of the series 2 + 6 + 10 + ....+ 86 is
(A) 6 (B) 18 (C) 14 (D) 10
8. If nth term of an AP is 1/3 ( 2n + 1) , then the sum of its 19 terms is
(A) 131 (B) 132 (C) 133 (D) 134
9. If the ratio of the sum of n terms of two AP's is 2n : ( n + 1), then ratio of their 8th terms is
(A) 15 : 8 (B) 8 : 13 (C) n : ( n– 1) (D) 5 : 17
10. The sum of n terms of an AP is 3n + 5n. Then number of term when n term equals 164 is
2 th

(A) 13 (B) 21 (C) 27 (D) 29

1 1
11. If the mth term of an A.P. is and the nth term is then sum to mn terms is
n m

mn 1 mn –1 mn 1 mn –1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 3 3

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12. If a,b,c be the 1st, 3rd and nth terms respectively of an A.P., then sum to n terms is

c a c2 a 2 c a c2 a 2 c a c2 a 2 c a c2 a 2
(A) + (B) – (C) + (D) +
2 b a 2 b a 2 b a 2 b a
13. If a1, a2, a3,.... are in A.P. and a1 + a4 + a7 +.....+ a16 = 147 then a1 + a6 + a11 + a16 is equal to
(A) 96 (B) 98 (C) 100 (D) None of these
14. If a1, a2, a3, ........is an A.P. such that a1 + a5 + a10 + a15 + a20 + a24 = 225 then a1 + a2 + a3 + ...... + a23 + a24 is equal
to
(A) 909 (B) 75 (C) 750 (D) 900
15. The sum of all even positive integers less then 200 which are not divisible by 6 is
(A) 6534 (B) 6354 (C) 6543 (D) 6454
16. If x, y, z are in AP, a is AM between x and y and b is AM between y and z; then AM between a and b will be

1
(A) (x + y + z) (B) z (C) x (D) y
3
17. If n AM's are inserted between 1 and 31 and ratio of 7th and (n–1)th A.M. is 5 : 9, then n equals
(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) None of these
18. Three numbers are in A.P., If their sum is 33 and their product is 792, then the smallest of these numbers is
(A) 14 (B) 11 (C) 8 (D) 4
19. If the angles of a quadrilateral are in A.P. whose common difference is 10º, then the angles of the quadrilateral
are
(A) 65º, 85º, 95º, 105º (B) 75º, 85º, 95º, 105º (C) 65º, 75º, 85º, 95º (D) 65º, 95º, 105º, 115º
20. 20 is divided into four parts which are in A.P., such that the product of the first and fourth is to the product of the
second and third is 2 : 3, then the four parts are
(A) 2, 4, 6, 8 (B) 3, 5, 7, 9 (C) 4, 6, 8, 10 (D) 6, 10, 17, 12
21. Insert three arithmetic means between 3 and 19.

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GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION - I
1. If the pth, q th, rth terms of a G.P. be a, b, c respectively, then prove that a q r b r p p q
c 1.
2. The fifth term of a G.P. is 81, and the second term is 24; find the series.
16
3. Find the sum of the series : 3, 4, , ... to 2n terms.
3
4. The sum of the first 6 terms of a G.P. is 9 times the sum of the first 3 terms; find the common ratio.
5. The sum of a G.P. whose common ratio is 3 is 728, and the last term is 486; find the first term.
6. In a G.P. the first term is 7, the last term 448, and the sum 889; find the common ratio.
7. The sum of infinite number of terms of a G.P. is 4 and the sum of their cubes is 192; find the series.
8. The sum of three numbers in G.P. is 38, and their product is 1728; find them.
9. The continued product of three nubmers in G.P. is 216, and the sum of the products of them in pairs is 156; find
the numbers.
10. The sum of three numbers in G.P. is 70; if the two extremes be multipled each by 4, and the mean by 5, the
products are in A.P., find the numbers.
11. If the pth, qth, rth, sth terms of an A.P. are in G.P., show that p – q, q – r, r – s are in G.P.
12. The sum of first three terms of a G.P. is to the sum of the first six terms as 125 : 152. Find the common ratio of
the G.P.
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
13. Sum the series : (a) x x2 x3 ... x n
x x2 x3 xn
(b) 1 (1 x) (1 x x 2 ) (1 x x 2 x 3 ) ... to n terms.
14. Find the sum of n terms of the following series
(a) 7 77 777 ...
(b) 6 + 66 + 666 + ...
15. (a) Find the value of 12 3 regarding it as geometric series.
(b) Find the value of 4 23 .

GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION - II
1. If p , q and r terms of an A.P. are in G.P., then the common ratio of G.P. is
th th th

q r r q q r q p
(A) p q (B) p q (C) q p (D) q r
2. If the roots of cubic equation ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 are in G.P., then
(A) c3a = b3d (B) ca3 = bd3 (C) a3b = c3d (D) ab3 = cd3

p q.5 x q r.5 x r s.5 x

3. If then p, q, r, s are in
p q.5 x q r.5x r s.5 x

(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these

4. If the sum of the series r n , |r| < 1, is S, then sum of the series r 2 n is
n 0 n 0
2S S2 S2
(A) S2 (B) 2 (C) (D)
S 1 2S 1 2S 1
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1 1 1 1
5. If S denotes the sum of infinity and Sn the sum of n terms of the series 1+ ...such that S – Sn < ,
2 4 8 1000
then the least value of n is
(A) 11 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 8
d e f
6. If a, b, c are in G.P. then the equations ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and dx2 + 2ex + f = 0 have a common root if , , are in
a b c
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P (D) None of these
7. A certain number is inserted between the number 3 and the unknown number so that the three numbers form an A.P.
If the middle term is diminished by 6 then the number are in G.P. The unknown number can be
(A) 3 (B) 15 (C) 18 (D) 27
8. Let the numbers a1, a2, a3 ..... an constitute a geometric progression.

1 1 1
If S = a1 + a2 + ..... +an, T = a + a + ..... + a and P = a1 a2 a3 ..... an then P2 is equal to
1 2 n

n n n n
S T 2S 2T
(A) (B) (C) (D)
T S T S

9. Let , be the roots of x2 – x + p = 0 and be the roots of x2 – 4x + q = 0. If are in G.P., then the
integral values of p and q respectively, are
(A) – 2, – 32 (B) – 2, 3 (C) – 6, 3 (D) – 6, – 32
10. a, b, c, d are in increasing G.P. If the AM between a and b is 6 and the AM between c and d is 54., then the AM
of a and d is
(A) 15 (B) 48 (C) 44 (D) 42
9 4
11. Insert 3 geometric means between and .
4 9
12. If the arithmetic mean between a and b is twice as great as the geometric mean, show that a : b 2 3:2 3.
13. If a, b, c, d be in G.P. Prove that
(a) (a 2 ac c 2 ) (b 2 bd d2 ) (ab bc cd) 2 .
(b) (a 2 b2 c 2 ) (b 2 c2 d2 ) (ab bc cd) 2 .
14. If a, b, c, d be in G.P. (a b c d) . Prove thatt
(a) (a d) 2 (b c) 2 (c a) 2 (d b) 2
(b) a 2 b 2 , b2 c2 , c 2 d 2 are in G.P..
15. (a) If one geometric mean G and two arithmetic means p and q be inserted between any two given numbers,
then show that G 2 (2p q) (2q p) .
(b) If one arithmetic mean A and two geometric means p and q be inserted between any two given numbers,
then show that p3 q3 2 Apq.

3
16. Find the Gi (Geometric means) inserted between 'a' and 'b' which satisfy the equation
i 1

(G1+2)4 + (G2–4)2 + |G3 + 8| = 0. Also find ab =

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RACE #13 SEQUENCE & SERIES MATH EM ATI CS
HARMONIC PROGRESSION - I
1 1
1. Find the fourth term in the following series : 2, 2 , 3 , ...
2 3

1
2. Find the fourth term in the following series : 2, 2 , 3, ...
2
3. If the pth, qth, rth terms of a H.P. be a, b, c respectively, prove that (q r)bc (r p)ca (p q)ab 0.
4. If the mth term of a H.P. be equal to n, and the nth term be equal to m, prove that the (m + n)th term is equal to
mn
m n.
5. If a, b, c be in H.P., prove that
1 1 2 b a b c 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3
(A) (B) 2 (C)
b a b c b b a b c a b c b c a ac b2

1 1 1 1
6. If b a b c a c , then prove that a, b, c are in H.P. unless b = a + c..
7. If a, b, c, d are in H.P., then show that ab + bc + cd = 3ad.
8. (A) Solve the equation 6x 3 11x 2 6x 1 0 if its roots are in harmonic progression.

(B) If the roots of 10x 3 cx 2 54x 27 0 are in harmonic progression, then find c and all the roots.
9. If a, b, c are in G.P. and a – b, c – a and b – c are in H.P. then prove that a + 4b + c is equal to 0.
1 1 1
10. (A) If , , be in H.P. then a, b, c are also in H.P..
a(b c) b(c a) c (a b)

a b c
(B) If b + c, c + a, a + b are in H.P. then prove that , , are in A.P..
b c c a a b

a b c
(C) If a, b, c be in H.P. prove that b , ,
c a c a b a b c are in H.P..

11. Let a1 , a 2 , ..., a10 be in A.P. and h1 , h 2 , ..., h10 be in H.P. If a1 h1 2 and a10 h10 3 then a 4 h 7 is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6
1 1 1
12. If x > 1, y > 1, z > 1 are in G.P., then 1 n x , 1 n y , 1 n z are in
(A) A.P. (B) H.P. (C) G.P. (D) None of these
13. If a, b, c, d are in H. P., then ab + bc + cd is equal to
(A) 3ad (B) (a + b) (c + d) (C) 3ac (D) (a + c)(b + d)
HARMONIC PROGRESSION - II
an 1
bn 1

1. The value of n for which is the harmonic mean of a and b, is equal to

an bn
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1/2 (D) 1

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2. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation (5 2)x 2 (4 5)x 8 2 5 0 is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
3. If 2(y – a) is the H.M. between y – x and y – z, then x – a, y – a, z – a are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these
2
b
4. If a, b, c are in H.P., then a2 (b – c)2 , (c – a)2, c2 (a – b)2 are in
4
(A) H.P. (B) G.P. (C) A.P. (D) All of the above
5. If m is a root of the equation (1 – ab)x – (a + b )x – (1 + ab) = 0 and m harmonic means are inserted between
2 2 2

a and b, then the difference between the last and the first of the means equals
(A) b – a (B) ab( b – a) (C) a(b – a) (D) ab(a – b)
6. If positive number a, b, c are in A.P. and a , b , c are in H.P., then
2 2 2

ac 2
(A) a = b = c (B) 2b = a + c (C) b (D) none of these
8
7. If the pth term of an H.P. is qr and the qth term in rp, then the rth term of the H.P. is
(A) pqr (B) 1 (C) pq (D) pqr2
z x
8. If x, y, z are in A.P., a, b, c are in H.P. and ax, by, cz are in G.P., then is equal to
x z
a c a c b a b c
(A) (B) (C) (D)
c a c a a b c b
9. If the first two terms of an H.P. are 2/5 and 12/13 respectively, then the largest term is
(A) 5th term (B) 6th term (C) 10th term (D) none of these.
H1 a Hn b
10. If H1, H2, ... Hn be n H.M.s between a and b, then H a Hn b is equal to
1

(A) n (B) 2n (C) 3n (D) 4n

11. If three numbers are in HP then the numbers obtained by subtracting half of the middle number from each of
them are in
(A) AP (B) GP (C) HP (D) none of these
12. If HM : GM = 4 : 5 for two positive numbers then the ratio of the numbers is
(A) 4 : 1 (B) 3 : 2 (C) 3 : 4 (D) 2 :
13. Insert two harmonic means between 5 and 11.

3
14. If 12 and 9 are the geometric and harmonic means, respectively between two numbers, find them.
5
15. If between any two quantities there be inserted two arithmetic means A1 , A 2 ; two geometric means G1 , G 2 ;
and two harmonic means H1 , H 2 ; show that G1G 2 : H1H 2 A1 A 2 : H1 H2 .

a A b A A
(A) If A be the A.M. and H the H.M. between two numbers a and b, then
16.
a H b H H.
(B) If 9 arithmetic and harmonic means be inserted between 2 and 3, prove that A + 6/H = 5 where A is any
of the A.M.'s and H the corresponding H.M.
100
1
17. Find . If H1, H2 ... H100 are HMs between 1 and 1/100
i 1 Hi
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1. If tn denotes the nth term of the series 2 + 3 + 6 + 11 + 18 +... then t50 is
(A) 492 –1 (B) 492 (C) 502 + 1 (D) 492 + 2
2. Let x = 1 + 3a + 6a + 10a + .............. |a| < 1, y = 1 + 4b + 10b 2 + 20b 3 + .............. |b| < 1.
2 3

Then S = 1 + 3 (ab) + 5 (ab)2 + .........in terms of x and y is

1 (1 – x –1 3 )(1 – y –1 4 ) 1 (1 x –1 3 )(1 y –1 4 )
(A) (B)
{1 – (1 – x –1 3 )(1 – y –1 4 )}2 {1 – (1 x –1 3 )(1 y –1 4 )}2

1 (1 – x –1 3 )(1 – y –1 4 )
(C) (D) None of these
{1 (1 – x –1 3 )(1 – y –1 4 )}2

2
1 1 1 1 1 1
3. If 2 + 2 + 2 + .........upto = then, 2 + 2 + + .... =
1 2 3 6 1 3 52
2 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) 2
6 8 4
1 2 3
4. The sum of infinite terms of the series ... is :
1 12 14 1 22 2 4 1 32 34
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
2 3 4
5. The sum of the series 1.32 + 2. 52 + 3.72+.... upto 20 terms is
(A) 188090 (B) 180890 (C) 189820 (D) None of these
3 5 7 9
6. The sum of series ... to n terms equals
12 12
2 2
12
2 2 32 1 2
2 2
32 42
6n 6n n 1
(A) (B) 2 (C) (D) None of these
n 1 n 1 n2 1
2 3 4
7. Sum to infinite of the series 1 + + 2 + 3 + .... is
5 5 5
(A) 5/4 (B) 6/5 (C) 25/16 (D) 16/9
1 2 3
8. The sum of the infinite series ... is equal to :
10 10 103
2

1 10 1 17
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 81 8 72
2
1 1
9. The sum of the series, 1 2 1 3 1 .... is (where |n| > 1).
n n
2
1
(A) n2 (B) n(n + 1) (C) n 1 (D) (n + 1) (n + 2)
n
1 2 3 4
10. Sum of infinite terms of the series ........ is
5 72 53 74

211 220 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these.
1152 1811 311

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11. If the sum to infinity of the series 1 + 4x + 7x2 + 10x3 + ... is then find x.
16
1 19 15
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
5 7 12
12. The sum of 0.2 + 0.004 + 0.00006 + 0.0000008 + ... to is
200 2000 1000
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
891 9801 9801
1 1 1 1
13. The sum of the series log 4 log 4 log 4 .... log 4 is
2 4 8 2n

n n 1 n n 1 2n 1 1 n n 1
(A) (B) (C) n n 1 (D)
2 12 4

1 1 1 1
14. The sum to infinity of the series + + + + .......is
2.4 4.6 6.8 8.10
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/8 (C) 1/2 (D) 1/16
2 3
3 1 4 1 5 1
15. The sum of ... to n terms is equal to
1.2 2 2 3 2 3 4 2

1 1 1
(A) 1 n 1 2n (B) 1 (C) 1 n 1 2n (D) none of these
n 2n 1

1
16. The value of 5 is equal to
n 3 n 5n 3 4n

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
120 96 24 144
n
1
17. The value of is
r 1 a rx a (r 1)x

n a nx a n ( a nx a)
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
a a nx x x

1 a b
18. If the sum = where a, b, c N and lie in [1, 15], then a + b + c equals to
k 1 ( k 2) k k k 2 c
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D)11
1 1 1 1
19. The value of ... equals
1.3.5 3.5.7 5.7.9 9.11.13
1 53 35 35
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 249 429 249

6k
20. The value of 3k 2 k 3k 1
2k 1 is
k 1

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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PART-I
1. For what values of a does the equation 9x – 2x + a = 6 – ax posses equal roots ?
2

2. Find the values of a for which the roots of the equation (2a – 5)x2 – 2(a – 1)x + 3 = 0 are equal.
3. For what values of m does the equation x2 – x + m = 0 possess no real roots ?
4. For what values of m does the equation mx2 – (m + 1)x + 2m – 1 = 0 possess no real roots ?
5. Find integral values of k for which the equation (k – 12)x2 + 2(k – 12)x + 2 = 0 possess no real roots ?

6. For what values of 'a' does the equation x 2 2a a 2 3 x 4 0 possess equal roots ?
1 1
7. Form a quadratic equation whose roots are the numbers and .
10 72 10 6 2
8. Find the least integral value of k for which the equation x2 – 2(k + 2)x + 12 + k2 = 0 has two different real roots.
9. For what values of a is the sum of the roots of the equation x2 + (2 – a – a2)x – a2 = 0 equal to zero ?
10. For what values of a do the graphs of the functions y = 2ax + 1 and y = (a – 6)x2 – 2 not intersect?
11. For what values of a is the ratio of the roots of the equation x2 + ax + a + 2 = 0 equal to 2 ?
12. For what values of a do the roots x1 and x2 of the equation x2 – (3a + 2)x + a2 = 0 satisfy the relation x1 = 9x2 ?
15
13. Find a such that one of the roots of the equation x 2 x a 0 is the square of the other..
4
14. The roots x1 and x2 of the equation x2 + px + 12 = 0 are such that x2 – x1 = 1. Find p.
15. Find k in the equation 5x2 – kx + 1 = 0 such that the difference between the roots of the equation is unity.
16. For what value of a is the difference between the roots of the equation (a – 2)x2 – (a – 4)x – 2 = 0 equal
to 3 ?
17. Find b in the equation 5x2 + bx – 28 = 0 if the roots x1 and x2 of the equation are related as 5x1 + 2x2 = 1 and b is an
integer.
18. Find p in the equation x2 – 4x + p = 0 if it is know that the sum of the squares of its roots is equal to 16.
19. For what values of a is the difference between the roots of the equation 2x2 – (a + 1)x + (a – 1) = 0 equal to their
product ?
20. Find all the values of a for which the sum of the roots of the equation x2 – 2a(x – 1) – 1 = 0 is equal to the sum
of the squares of its roots.
PART-II
1. Find the coefficients of the equation x + px + q = 0 such that its roots are equal to p and q.
2

2. Given two quadratic equations x2 – x + m = 0 and x2 – x + 3m = 0, m 0. Find the value of m for which one
of the roots of the second equation is equal to double the root of the first equation.

3. Express x13 x 32 in terms of the coefficients of the equation x2 + px + q = 0, where x1 and x2 are the roots of the
equation.

4. Assume that x1 and x2 are roots of the equation 3x2 – ax + 2a – 1 = 0. Calculate x13 x 32 .
5. Without solving the equation 3x2 – 5x – 2 = 0, find the sum of the cubes of its roots.

1 1
6. Calculate , where x1 and x2 are roots of the equation 2x2 – 3ax – 2 = 0.
x13 x 32
7. For what values of a does the equation (2 – x)(x + 1) = a posses real and positive roots ?
8. Find all values of p for which the roots of the equation (p – 3)x2 – 2px + 5p = 0 are real and positive.
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9. If the equation x 2 15 m(2x 8) 0 has equal roots, find the values of m.

10. For what values of m will the equation x 2 2x(1 3m) 7(3 2m) 0 have equal roots ?

x 2 bx m 1
11. For what value of m will the equation have roots equal in magnitude but opposite in sign ?
ax c m 1
12. Prove that the roots of the following equations are rational, where a, b, c Q:
2
(1) (a c b)x 2cx (b c a) 0,
(2) abc 2 x 2 3a 2cx b2cx 6a 2 ab 2b 2 0 .
13. If are the roots of the equation ax 2 bx c 0 , find the values of

1 1
(i) 2 2

4 7 7 4
(ii)
14. Find the value of x3 x 2 x 22 when x = 1 + 2i.
15. If and are the roots of x 2 px q 0 , form the equation whose roots are ( )2 and ( )2 .
16. Prove that the roots of (x a)(x b) h 2 are always real.
17. If are the roots of ax 2 bx c 0 , form the equation whose roots are 2 2 and 2 2
.
18. Form the equation whose roots are the squares of the sum and of the difference of the roots of
2x 2 2(m n)x m 2 n 2 0 .
19. Solve the following for x :
1
(i) 12x 4 56 x3 89 x 2 56x 12 0 (ii) 2 x 2x 2 5

x 1 x 1
(iii) 2 (iv) 22x 3
57 65( 2 x 1) (v) x(2x 1)(x 2)(2x 3) 63
1 x x 6
20. Given the graph of qudratic equation f(x) = ax2 + bx +c = 0. Which of the following is correct?

(A) a < 0 (B) D < 0 (C) b < 0 (D) c > 0

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RACE # 16 QUADRATIC EQUATION MATH EM ATI CS
STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE
1. Let p, q {1, 2, 3, 4}. The number of equation of the form px2 + qx + 1 = 0 having real roots is
(A) 15 (B) 9 (C) 7 (D) 8
2. If b R then roots of the equation (2+b) x + (3+b) x + (4+b) = 0 is
+ 2

(A) Real and distinct (B) Real and equal

(C) Imaginary (D) Cannot be predicted
3. Suppose a, b, c > 0, then the number of real roots of the equation ax2 + b|x| + c = 0 is
(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) None of these

1
4. If x = 3 2 2 , then x +
2
is equal to
x2

(A) 2 2 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 1

1
5. If x = 3 – 8 , then x +
3
is equal to
x3

(A) 6 (B) 198 (C) 6 2 (D) 102

3 2 2
6. If = a + b 2 , then a and b (a, b Q) are respectively equal to
3 2

13 9 9 13 13 7 7 7
(A) , (B) , (C) , (D) ,
7 7 7 7 7 9 9 13
7. The number of solution of the equation, log(–2x) = 2 log (x + 1) is
(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) none
8. The solution set of the equation e4x – 5e2x + 4 = 0 over R is
(A) {1, 4} (B) {–4, –1} (C) {–loge2, 0, loge2} (D) {0, loge2}
9. The sum of the solutions of the equation 9 – 6 3 + 8 = 0 is x x

(A) log3 2 (B) log3 6 (C) log3 8 (D) log3 4

10. If sin and cos are the roots of the equation ax – bx + c = 0, then
2

(A) a – b = 2ac
2 2
(B) a2 + b2 = 2ac (C) a2 + b2 + 2ac = 0 (D) b2 – a2 = 2ac

11. The roots of the equation x2 – 2 2 x + 1 = 0 are

(A) real and different (B) imaginary and different
(C) real and equal (D) rational and different
12. The roots of the equation (b + c)x –(a + b + c) x + a = 0 (a, b, c
2
Q, b + c a) are
(A) irrational and different (B) rational and different
(C) imaginary and different (D) real and equal
13. If the roots of the equation ax2 + x + b = 0 be real and different, then the roots of the equation

x2 – 4 ab x + 1 = 0 will be
(A) rational (B) irrational (C) real (D) imaginary

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14. If a < c < b then the roots of the equation (a – b)2 x2 + 2(a + b – 2c)x + 1 = 0 are
(A) imaginary (B) real
(C) one real & imaginary (D) equal & imaginary

1 1
15. The number of real solutions of x – 2 =2– 2 is
x 4 x 4
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite
16. Sum of roots of the equation (x + 3) – 4 |x + 3| + 3 = 0 is
2

(A) 4 (B) 12 (C) – 12 (D) – 4

17. If are roots of the equation x + px – q = 0 &2
are roots of x2 + px + r = 0, then the value of
( – )( – ) is
(A) p + r (B) p – r (C) q – r (D) q + r
18. If are roots of Ax + Bx + C = 0 and
2 2
, 2
are roots of x + px + q = 0 then p is equal to
2

B 2 4AC 2AC B2 2
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 4AC B (D) None of these
A A A2
19. If are roots of the equation x2 –5x + 6 = 0 then the equation whose roots are + 3 and + 3 is
(A) x2 – 11x + 30 = 0 (B) (x – 3)2 – 5 (x – 3) + 6 = 0
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
20. If are the root of a quadratic equation x – 3x + 5 = 0 then the equation whose roots are (
2 2
–3 + 7) and
( –3 + 7) is
2

(A) x2 + 4x + 1 = 0 (B) x2 – 4x + 4 = 0 (C) x2 – 4x –1 = 0 (D) x2 + 2x + 3 = 0

21. The number of values of a for which (a2 – 3a + 2)x2 +(a2 – 5a + 6)x + a2 – 4 = 0 is an identity in x is
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3
22. If a, b, be the roots of the equation ax2 – 35x + 2 = 0 then the value of (2a–35)3(2b–35)3 is equal to
(A) 8 (B) 1 (C) 64 (D) None
23. If (2x + 1) – |2x + 1| – 6 < 0, then
2

(A) –1 < x < 2 (B) –2 < x < 1 (C) –2 < x < –1 (D) 1 < x < 2
24. If exactly one root of the quadratic equation f(x) = ax + bx + c = 0 is at infinity then
2

(A) a tends to zero (B) b tends to zero (C) b must not be zero (D) Both (A) and (C)
25. If (3–4sin21)(3–4sin23)(3–4sin232)......(3 – 4sin2(3n – 1)) = sina/sinb, where n N and n>1 & a, b are integers in
radian, then the digit at the unit place of (a + b) cannot be-
(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 8 (D) 2

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RACE # 17 QUADRATIC EQUATION MATH EM ATI CS
[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
Q.1 to Q. 15 has four choices (A), (B), (C), (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

1. The values of the parameter 'a' for which the quadratic equations (1 2a)x 2 6ax 1 0 and ax 2 x 1 0
have at least one root common, are
(A) 0, 1/2 (B) 1/2, 2/9 (C) 2/9 (D) 1/3, 1/2, 2/9
3 3
2. If 3 and 7 , then and are the roots of the equation

(A) 3x 2 9x 7 0 (B) 9x 2 27x 20 0 (C) 2x 2 6x 15 0 (D) none of these

3. If are roots of the equation ax 2 bx c 0, then the equation whose roots are 2 3 and 3 2 is
(A) abx 2 2 (B) acx 2 (a c) bx (a c) 2 0
(a b) cx (a b) 0
(C) acx 2 (a c) bx (a c) 2 0 (D) None of these

4. The equations ax 2 bx a 0 (a, b R) and x 3 2x 2 2x 1 0 have 2 roots common. Then a + b must be

equal to
(A) 1 (B) -1 (C) 0 (D) None of these
a b
5. The value of m for which the equation 1 has roots equal in magnitude and opposite
x a m x b m
in signs is
a b a b
(A) (B) –1 (C) 0 (D)
a b a b
6. If the product of 2 positive numbers is 9, then the possible value of the sum of their reciprocals lies in the
interval
1 4 2
(A) , (B) [1, ) (C) , (D) ,
3 9 3
3log x
7. If (49) 343
2x 3 0 , then x is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 3 (C) –1, 3 (D) 2, 3
8. The curve of the quadratic expression y = ax + bx + c is shown in the figure and
2
, be the roots of the
equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 then correct option is [D is the discriminant]
(A) a > 0, b > 0, c > 0, D > 0, + > 0, >0 y

(B) a > 0, b > 0, c > 0, D < 0, + < 0, <0

x
(C) a > 0,b > 0, c > 0, D < 0, + < 0, >0 O
(D) a > 0,b < 0, c > 0, D < 0, + > 0, >0
9. If graph of ƒ(x) = x + bx + c is drawn in adjacent diagram, where b, c
2
I, then number of such quadratic
equation ƒ(x) = 0 is y
(A) 1
3
(B) 2 x
O
(C) 3
(D) 4

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10. The value of 'a' for which the equation x7 + ax2 + 3 = 0 and x8 + ax3 + 3 = 0 have a common root, can be
(A) 1 (B) –2 (C) –3 (D) –4
11. If x2 + 3x + 3 = 0 and ax2 + bx + 1 = 0, a, b Q have a common root, then value of (3a + b) is equal to
(A) 1/3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
12. The number of integral values of k for which the curve y = x + kx + 4 touches the x axis is
2

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

13. If are the roots of x2 – px + r = 0 and + 1, – 1 are the roots of x2 – qx + r = 0, then r is

p 1 q 1 p2 1 q2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 4 4
14. If the roots of the equation x2 – bx + c = 0 are two consecutive integers, then b2 – 4c equals.
(A) –2 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
15. The sum of all values of p for which the vertex of the parabola y = x + 2px + 13 lie at a distance of 5 from the
2

origin, is
(A) 0 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
[MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
Q.16 to Q.17 has four choices (A), (B), (C), (D) out of which ONE OR MORE may be correct
16. If equations ax2 – (a + b)x + b = 0 & bx2 + (b – c)x – c = 0 has exactly one root in common {a, b, c 0}, then
which of the following can be correct
(A) b2 = ac (B) –a = b c (C) b = a c (D) –a b=c

17. If one of the roots of x2 – bx + c = 0, b c Q is 7 4 3 then

(A) logbc = 0 (B) b + c = 5 (C) logc b = 0 (D) bc = –4
[COMPREHENSION TYPE]
Paragraph for Question 18 to 20
Consider the quadratic expression y = x2 – px + q where p, q R.
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :
18. If p = 4 and q = 9, then minimum value of the expression is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
19. If p < 0 & q < 0, then the possible graph of y = x – px + q is
2

y y y y

(A) x (B) x (C) x (D) x

20. If p is positive odd integer and roots of equation y = 0 are prime numbers and p + q = 23, then absolute value
of difference of roots is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5

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1. Let x 2 (m 3) x m 0 (m R) be a quadratic equation. Find the value of m for which the roots of the
equation are
(a) Positive
(b) Negative
(c) Such that at least one is positive
(d) One root is smaller than 2 and other root is greater than 2
(e) Both the roots are greater than 2(f) Both the roots are smaller than 2
(g) Exactly one root lies in the interval (1, 2)
(h) Both the roots lie in the interval (1, 2)
(i) Such that at least one root lie in the interval (1, 2)
(j) One root is greater than 2 and the other root is smaller than 1

2. If are the roots of x 2 p(x 1) c 0, c 1 then show that

2 2
2 1 2 1
(i) ( 1) ( 1) 1 c (ii) 2 2
1
2 c 2 c

x 2 kx 1
3. Find the value of k for which 2 x R
x2 x 1

4. If x and y are two real numbers connected by the equation 9x 2 2xy y2 92x 20 y 244 0 , then find
range of x and y.

x 2 14x 9
5. If x is real, then find the range of the expression .
x 2 2x 3

x2 x 1
6. Find the smallest and greatest value of x R.
x2 1
COMPREHENSION TYPE
Paragraph for Q. No. 7 to 9

Let f (x) ax 2 bx c, a 0 . Let and be roots of f(x) = 0. Then the following hold good.

(a) h and h are roots of f (x h) 0 for all h.

(b) h and h are roots of f[(x h) / ] 0 for all h and for all 0.
1 1
If and are the roots of ax 2 bx c 0 , then the equation whose roots are
7.
2 and 2 is

(A) a(x 1) 2 b(x 1) (x 2) c(x 2) 2 0 (B) a(x 2) 2 b(x 1) (x 2) c(x 1) 2 0

(C) a(2x 3) 2 b(x 1) (x 2) c(x 2) 2 0 (D) a(2x 1) 2 b(2x 1) (x 1) c(x 1) 2 0

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8. If and are roots of the equation 2x 2 4x 5 0 , then the equation whose roots are 2 3 and 2 3 is

(A) x 2 10x 11 0 (B) 11x 2 10x 1 0 (C) x 2 10x 11 0 (D) 11x 2 10x 1 0

9. If and are roots of ax 2 bx c 0 , then the equation whose roots are (c / a) and (c / a) is

(A) a 2 x 2 2(ac b) x c(a b) 0 (B) a 2 x 2 (ca b)x c(a b) 0

(C) a 2 x 2 2(ac b)x c(a b c) 0 (D) a 2 x 2 a( b 2c)x c(a b c) 0

Paragraph for Q. No. 10 to 12

Let a, b and c be real numbers, a 0 and f (x) ax 2 bx c . If are roots of f(x) = 0, then it is known that

(A) f (x) a 0 for all x in the open interval ( ).

(B) f (x) a 0 for all x such that either x < or x > .

10. If the equation (a 2 1)x 2 (a 1)x (a 2 a 2) 0 has one positive and one negative root, then which one
of the following is possible ?
(A) a 1 (B) 1 a 2 (C) 2 a 5 (D) a 5

11. If mx 2 (m 1)x 3 0 has roots belonging to (1, 2), then

(A) 0 < m < 1 (B) 1 m 2 (C) m < 0 (D) no real value for m exists

12. If x 2 (m 1)x m 2 m 8 0 has one root in ( ,1) and the other root in (1, ) , then

(A) m 2 2 (B) m 2 2 (C) 2 2 m 2 2 (D) no real value for m exists

Paragraph for Q. No. 13 to 15

Let f (x) ax 2 bx c , where a, b and c are real and a 0 . Then f(x) = 0 has real roots or imaginary roots
according as b2 4ac 0 or b2 4ac 0.

x2 x
13. If the function y takes all real values for real values of x, then
1 mx
(A) m < 0 (B) 0 < m < 1 (C) m > 0 (D) m > 1

x 2 2x c
14. If y takes all real values, then
x 2 4x 3c
(A) 0 < c < 1 (B) c < -1 (C) c > 1 (D) c > 0

x 2 ax 1
15. If 2 3 for all real x, then
x x 1
(A) a < 0 (B) a < -1 (C) -1 < a < 7 (D) a > 7
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